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Here's what latest data says about Oakland's crime rates
(KRON) — Crime trends are shifting in Oakland this year, with violence crime rates dropping and robberies rising, city data shows. The Oakland Police Department’s most recent statistics for 2024 show fewer homicides and assaults compared to the same time period in 2023. Homicides are down by 17 percent, assaults with firearms dropped 21 percent, […]
VIDEO: Man gets out of car, attacks two people on San Francisco street
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Video shared with KRON4 (above) shows a man getting out of a car and attacking two men on a San Francisco street. The San Francisco Police Department says one of the victims is 78 years old. The attack happened at about 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday. The video shows the two victims […]
Oakland’s Convention Center is broke
The company that manages the Oakland Convention Center is out of money and wants the city to bail it out—again. Integrative Services Corporation, or ISC, the long-time operator of the George P. Scotlan Memorial Convention Center, asked Oakland for $1.7 million earlier this year, according to a report recently shared with the City Council. ISC said it needs this money to cover operating shortfalls caused by lackluster convention business and parking revenue.
3 hurt at UC Berkeley encampment after days of peaceful assembly, university says
Negotiations are reportedly underway to end a UC Berkeley campus protest as three people were hurt during a confrontation at the encampment Wednesday night. Here's what happened.
4 linked to Oakland gang face federal charges in high-end retail robberies
OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted four people, alleging they conspired with an Oakland street gang to rob several high-end Bay Area retail stores.The indictment of Jakari Jenkins, Demarco Barnett, Garland Rabon, and Keanna Smith-Stewart, filed April 18 and unsealed Friday, alleges that by March 2022, the four defendants were all members of, or had association with, an Oakland-based street gang called the Ghost Town gang. The indictment describes a series of armed robberies and burglaries that were allegedly committed by groups of co-conspirators.The first robbery allegedly involved Barnett and Jenkins who, along with other members of the...
The Most Expensive Cities In America To Own a Dog
If there’s anything that 2024 has taught us, it’s that life is expensive. Things all over the world have become much more expensive in the past few years. Whether it’s inflation or the post-COVID economy, the prices aren’t what they used to be. Housing has been expensive for quite some time now, but now we’re […]
Oakland city auditor: ‘Disjointed’ work led to blown deadline, loss of potential $15.6 million grant to combat organized retail theft
The Oakland city auditor blasted Mayor Sheng Thao’s administration and Oakland Police Department leaders this week for their collective failure to apply for a grant that could have netted the city $15.6 million to combat organized retail thefts. Calling their work “disjointed” and a “missed opportunity,” the auditor spread...
Piedmont police arrest 33, recover 37 cars using license plate readers in 2023
PIEDMONT, Calif. - There's a new focus on the use of license plate readers, as more Bay Area cities and police departments discuss plans to adopt the technology. The city of Piedmont has a network of 39 license plate readers, set up at intersections throughout the city. Cameras scan the license plate of every vehicle that drives by.
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